April 27, 2021
What: Zoom Call
Who: Coach Steve McGill
Topic: Lead Arm Mechanics
When: Sunday May 23, 2021, from 7-8 pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Cost: $15
How to Register: Follow these instructions
You will receive the Zoom link (at the email address you provide) within 24 hours of payment.
This will be our second instructional video in The Art of Hurdling Virtual Coaching Clinic (TAHVCC) series. In the first one, in April, I gave an overview of my coaching methods, the drills I teach, and the workouts I use. Now we will start getting into more detailed instruction.
What will be discussed on May 23rd:
- An explanation of the 1-2-3 action of the lead arm (what it does at take-off, what it does when the lead leg extends toward the crossbar, and what it does during descent off the hurdle.
- Video analysis of lead-arm styles of great hurdlers past and present, such as: Allen Johnson, Liu Xiang, Aries Merritt, Sally Pearson, Dominique Arnold, Grant Holloway.
- An explanation of how the lead arm can create speed coming off the hurdle.
- An explanation of how flaws in lead arm mechanics affects the lead leg, trail leg, and hips, and how such flaws can cause a loss of speed, balance, and rhythm.
- An explanation of how to address flaws in lead arm mechanics through various drills.
The video below, from four years ago, provides insight into what our discussion will entail.
